Author: Chet

Life is hard. Designed to be difficult. And, life is beautiful. Designed to bring us joy. Keep making yourself move. This morning, Littlest, Brother Mick, and I moved it out for 48 beautiful miles in the central ohio countryside. Littlest has two bad Achilles tendons. Getting an MRI next week. Doc’s can’t figure out what’s … Continue reading Together…

Yesterday, we held practice ONE.35 with a team of golfers. It was early am on U.S. Amateur final qualifying day for four of them. They all showed up early for BTL team practice before teeing it up under the pressure and in the heat. Both coaches were there. We talked about Matt Biondi from back … Continue reading Lil Jeggie…

Last night we kicked off practice with a team of grass kickers. OSU womens soccer is a great team led by a great leader. They are worth a watch.  Last year was sweet sixteen. This year? Who knows.  Sports. You gotta love the unknown. Or you'll go crazy with the chaos that comes when injuries, … Continue reading Volitional…

Philip, father of Alexander the Great, thought one way. Louis XIV, thought differently. Both were crowned King. Philip, a Macedonian, lacked formal education and proper manners, thought "early and often" about his eventual death. In fact, he hired a servant to remind him daily of his mortality. The servants job was to utter these words at … Continue reading As late as possible…

Keep working is one of my mantras. I remind myself to keep working when I ride, write, read, exercise my core, and when strengthening my BTL CORE. Keep working is my way of telling myself quitting is NOT an option. The dude on the far left is jmo. He’s battled melanoma for years. Was told … Continue reading Keep working…

Fine wine gets better with age; stinky cheese, not so much. Too many leaders treat problems like fine wine. Problems are stinky cheese - they don’t age well. You likely are waiting for the perfect time to address your systems “problem or problem child.” The perfect time never arrives. Deal with it. Now. You’ve been … Continue reading Fine wine…

Rarely do you feel your way into action. However, when you choose to ACT, you often find the feeling you were after. ACT your way into feeling not the other way 'round. Productive ACTion (PA) is the one you want, friends. Here's the truth about changing how you're feeling. ACT your way... God, help me … Continue reading ACT your way…

Recently Miss and I had dinner with old friends and fellow grandparents. Shared lots of stories and laughs about our precious little ones. One, however, seared my sorriness. The grandparents were riding a train with their grandchildren, far from home. The train, as they are prone to do, made many stops prior to the grandparents … Continue reading Freedom…